$BTC South Korea Is Opening the Floodgates to Bitcoin ETFs
South Korea is officially flipping the script on Bitcoin. The government plans to launch spot $BTC ETFs this year, marking a dramatic shift in its digital asset stance. The move is baked into the newly announced “2026 Economic Growth Strategy,” spearheaded by the Financial Services Commission (FSC).
Until now, Bitcoin wasn’t even allowed as an underlying ETF asset-effectively locking out domestic institutions. That wall is about to fall. Lawmakers are preparing to fast-track amendments to the Capital Markets Act, clearing the path for regulated Bitcoin exposure at scale.
This isn’t happening in isolation. South Korea is clearly taking notes from the explosive success of spot BTC ETFs in the U.S. and Hong Kong, signaling a pivot from tight oversight to institutional adoption.
Asia isn’t waiting. Capital is mobilizing.
Is this the next domino in Bitcoin’s global ETF expansion?
